• Low volume, high quality, high value production for local consumption and export.

• Simplified compliance costs and processes for small business.

• The use of local resources, to minimise transport costs and help build local communities.

• The establishment of Small Business Agencies for the promotion and marketing of small business goods and services, funded through the Community Credit Programme
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• An upgrade of the Disputes Tribunal to arbitrate on small business matters, including an extension of the upper limit of financial claims.

• An apprenticeship system that is flexible and responsive to the needs of apprentices and employers, including small businesses.

• A Venture Capital Fund, providing small business investors with shares in approved new ventures.

• Current initiatives, while promoting policies that further enhance regional economic prosperity.

Contact: John Pemberton Mobile               021 716 895       
Finance Spokesman